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Prag 489 (P359099)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 489 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359099 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 489 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [um]-ma im-di2-dingir-ma | Thus Imdi-iluma |
| 2 | a-na szu-hu-bur qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Šuḫubur: |
| 3 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep du10-a-szur# | for silver of the brick of Du-Assur |
| 4 | lu sza sze2-ep e-li lu sza sze2-ep | Be it of a šēphu, be it of an ointment, |
| 5 | ku-ra-ra / a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-a | In the quay, in the midst of a flood, |
| 6 | _an-na_ szu-uq-lam za-ku-am | the pure tin is cleared. |
| 7 | li-wi-su2 u2 e-li-a-tim | his limbs and upper parts |
| 8 | sza-ma-ma isz-ti2 pa2-nim-ma# | the heavens with the face |
| 9 | ab2-ka3-nim / te2-er-ta-ka3# | The cows of the steppe |
| 10 | e-zi-ib-ma / t,up-pi2#-[a u3] | Disregard that my tablet or |
| 11 | na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-a / isz#-[ti2] | my messages with |
| 12 | sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 sze2-[bi-lam] | send me what I have. |
| 13 | a-na te2-er-ti2-a / i-[hi-id-ma] | for a remission he shall pay, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ma-la2 / te2-er-ti2-a | Amala, in extispicy |
| 2 | _an-na_ za-ku-am li#-[wi-su2] | “It is exalted, may it overwhelm him! |
| 3 | u3 e-li-a-tim [sza-ma-ma] | and the upper world |
| 4 | isz-ti2 pa2-nim-ma / ab2-ka3-[nim] | from the front of the cows |
| 5 | a-na ni-ih-ri-a / li-ik-szu-di2#-ma | May he go to the niḫrû-festival and |
| 6 | a-na na-ab2-ri-tim | for the stele |
| 7 | isz-te2-ni-isz3 le-ru-ba-am | let him enter together. |
| 8 | ha-ra-ni / ni-ka3-si2 | “Let us strew beer for you! |
| 9 | i-sza-si2-u2-ma / a-ta-be-a-ma# | they will ask, and I will speak, and |
| 10 | a-ta-la2-kam / sza ki-ma | I will go, which like |
| 11 | i-a-ti2 / i-sza-pu-ru-nim um-ma [szu]-nu-ma | they will write to me, thus they: |
| 12 | [n 1(disz)] _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | ... 1 mina 3 shekels of silver |
| 13 | [lu] sza# sze2-ep a-la2-hi-im <<t,up-pi2#>> | or of the šēp of alaḫum, |
| 14 | [_dumu_] i-di2-su2-en6 a-li-mi3-im | son of Idi-Suen, the mayor |
| 15 | [a]-szur-dan / ni-isz3-qul | Assurdan / Nišqul |
| 16 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-im | 3 1/3 minas of shem, |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_na4] za-gin3_ a-li-mi3-im szu-hu-bur | lapis lazuli stone of Alim, Šuḫubur |
| 2 | [ni-isz3]-qul# 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Nišqul 3 minas 1 shekel of silver |
| 3 | [a-na szi2]-im _e2_ szu-ha-bu-ra ni-<isz>-qul | for the price of the house of Šuhabura we shall pluck up |
Sources & licences
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